PRODUCT DESIGN

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WHY DO DESIGNERS NEED TO THINK ABOUT AGE GROUPS?	SMALL CHILDREN AND ELDERLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE SMALL PARTS AND MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY UNDOING FASTENINGS AND OPENING PACKAGING ALSO MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY HOLDING AND USING PRODUCTS . (DESIGNERS CAN PUT LARGE, EASY TO GRIP HANDLES)
WHAT DOES REGISTERED DESIGN PROTECT?	REGISTERED DESIGN PROTECTS A NEW DESIGNS SHAPE AND APPEARANCE, E.G A CAR BODY SHAPE OR THE DESIGN ON A PHONE CASING. WORKS FOR UP TO 25 YEARS
WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?	ANY DESIGN IDEAS YOU PRODUCE ARE AUTOMATICALLY PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. IF ANYONE WANTS TO REPRODUCE YOUR WORK, THEY HAVE TO GET YOUR PERMISSION. COPYRIGHT RUNS OUT 70 YEARS AFTER DESIGNERS DEATH
WHAT IS FREEHAND DRAWING?	DRAWING WITHOUT USING ANY EQUIPMENT
NAME THE TWO TYPES OF RESEARCH	- MARKET RESEARCH (ASKING QUESTIONNAIRES/INTERVIEWS) - PRODUCT ANALYSIS (EXAMINING A CURRENT PRODUCT TO FIND OUT HOW ITS MADE, SIZE...)
WHAT ARE THE THREE POINTS FOR DOING RESEARCH?	- CHECK THAT PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY WANT YOUR PRODUCT - FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE IN YOUR TARGET MARKET LIKE/DISLIKE - FIND OUT WHAT MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS TO USE
WHAT IS MODELLING?	MODELLING IS A GOOD WAY TO SPOT AND SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR DESIGN MAKE MODELS BY USING QUICK AND EASY MATERIALS TO WORK WITH
WHAT IS MEANT BY A PROTOTYPE?	PROTOTYPES HELP MANUFACTURERS AVOID BIG MISTAKES. PROTOTYPES ARE FULL- SIZE WORKING PRODUCTS MADE USING THE RIGHT METHOD AND MATERIALS
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IF SOMETHING IS SUITABLE FOR MASS PRODUCTION?	- USE STANDARD SIZE COMPONENTS - USE MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS WHICH ARE EASILY AVAILABLE - USE AFFORDABLE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES - USE STANDARD TOOLS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
WHAT IS MEANT BY TRADEMARK?	TRADEMARKS ARE DISTINCTIVE LOGOS, WORDS OR SLOGANS THAT IDENTIFY A PARTICULAR COMPANY OR PRODUCT. IF SOMEONE WAS THEN TO USE YOUR TRADEMARK YOU CAN SUE THEM
WHAT IS ERGONOMICS?	MAKING THE PRODUCT FIT THE USER. ERGONOMICS IS ABOUT HOW EASY AND COMFORTABLE A PRODUCT IS TO USE
WHAT ARE PATENTS USED FOR?	PATENTS ARE GRANTED WHEN SOMETHING NEW HAS BEEN INVENTED. IT STOPS OTHERS FROM MAKING, USING OR SELLING THEIR INVENTION WITHOUT PERMISSION. LAST FOR 20 YEARS.
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN RULES OF ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS?	1) VERTICAL EDGES ARE DRAWN AS VERTICAL LINES 2) HORIZONTAL EDGES ARE DRAWN AT 30 DEGREES 3) PARALLEL EDGES APPEAR AS PARALLEL LINES
WHAT IS CRATING?	CRATING IS WHERE YOU START BY DRAWING A BOX - THE 'CRATE' AND GRADUALLY ADD BITS AND TAKE BITS OFF UNTIL YOU GET THE RIGHT SHAPE. FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN REMOVE SECTIONS FROM A CUBOID TO MAKE ANY OTHER 3D SHAPE
WHAT IS WIREFRAME?	WHEN YOU DRAW USING THE CRATING TECHNIQUE, YOU CAN LEAVE THE SOLID SIDES OF THE SHAPE UNSHADED. DOING THIS LETS YOU SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE OBJECT
WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN GROUPS OF COLOURS?	- PRIMARY (RED, YELLOW AND BLUE) - SECONDARY (ORANGE, PURPLE AND GREEN)
HOW CAN YOU CHANGE THE TONE OF A COLOUR?	BY ADDING BLACK OR WHITE TO IT
NAME A COLOUR THAT CONTRASTS WITH BLUE?	BROWN
WHY DO MANUFACTURERS ONLY DESIGN FOR 90% OF THE TARGET MARKET?	MANUFACTURERS OFTEN TRY TO MAKE ' ONE SIZE FITS ALL' PRODUCTS. THEY USE THE 5th AND THE 95th PERCENTILE AS THEIR CUT - OFF POINTS. THIS MEANS THAT ONE - SIZE PRODUCTS WOULDN'T SUIT EITHER EXTREM
WHAT IS ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA?	DESIGNERS USE BODY MEASUREMENTS DATA TO MAKE SURE THE PRODUCT IS THE RIGHT SIZE AND SHAPE.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE PARTICULAR DIETARY NEEDS.	MUSLIMS DON'T EAT PORK. JEWISH ONLY EAT KOSHER FOODS.
HOW ARE PRODUCTS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?	- SOME PACKAGING HAS BRAILLE LABELLING TO HELP THE BLIND. - CONTROL BUTTONS CAN BE MADE LARGE AND BRIGHTLY COLOURED. - SMOKE ALARMS CAN BE DESIGNED WITH VISIBLE SIGNALS AS WELL AS AUDIO ONES SO DEAF PEOPLE CAN HEAR IT
ARTS AND CRAFTS	FOUNDED BY WILLIAM MORRIS. DESIGNERS WERE OFTEN BASED ON PATTERNS FOUND IN NATURE. NORMALLY MADE BY HAND, BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN.
POSTMODERNIST	DESIGNERS REJECTED THE ' FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION' IDEA - THEY THOUGHT THAT SHAPE AND STYLE WAS MORE IMPORTANT. USE BRIGHT COLOURS AND DIFFERENT MATERIALS
DE STIJL	DUTCH MODERNIST MOVEMENT. DESIGNS WERE BASIC, USING SIMPLE SHAPES, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LINES AND PRIMARY COLOURS.
BAUHAUS	A DESIGN MOVEMENT IN GERMANY FOUNDED BY WALTER GROPIUS. HIS MOTTO WAS ' FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION' - HE THOUGHT THAT PRODUCTS SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH THEIR FUNCTION RATHER THAN LOOKS.
ART DECO	INSPIRED BY AFRICAN AND EGYPTIAN ART. IT INVOLVES BOLD COLOURS, GEOMETRIC, ZIGZAG AND STEPPED SHAPES, BOLD SWEEPING CURVES AND SUNBURST MOTIFS
ART NOUVEAU	DESIGNERS ARE LOWING AND CURVY - THEY OFTEN USE FLORAL OR INSECT MOTIFS. WELL- KNOWN ART NOUVEAU DESIGNERS ARE LOUIS C. TIFFANY AND RENE LALIQUE
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF A PRODUCT THAT HAS EVOLVED BECAUSE OF A SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEED.	TREVOR BAYLIS HEARD THAT EDUCATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTS MIGHT HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF AIDS IN AFRICA. BUT MANY RURAL AREAS DIDN'T HAVE ELECTRICITY SO COULDN'T USE RADIOS. SO HE DESIGNED A WIND - UP RADIO.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF MARKET PULL	THE CAR WAS INVENTED TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE FROM A TO B, BUT NOW SOME CONSUMERS EXPECT IT TO BE MORE OF A STATUS SYMBOL DEMANDING LUXURY EXTRAS.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY PUSH	COMPUTERS STARTED OFF AS HUGE ADDING MACHINES. THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING THE MICROCHIP, THEY'RE SMALL BUT REALLY FAST AND POWERFUL.
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY PUSH?	WHAT MANUFACTURERS CAN PROVIDE. MANUFACTURERS CAN USE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS, OR TO IMPROVE EXISTING ONES. MAKES THE PRODUCT MORE DESIRABLE, CHEAPER
WHAT IS MEANT BY MARKET PULL?	- SATISFY THE WANTS AND NEEDS OF CONSUMERS. - CHANGING FASHION AND SOCIAL NEEDS.
WHAT IS A DESIGN BRIEF?	A STARTING POINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCT
WHAT SHOULD A DESIGN BRIEF INCLUDE?	- WHAT KIND OF PRODUCT IS NEEDED (AND WHY?) - HOW THE PRODUCT WILL BE USED - WHO THE PRODUCT IS FOR (TARGET MARKET)

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